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Belarus has raised the tariff on oil supplies through the Friendship pipeline, including the northern thread, which transports fuel classified as from Kazakhstan to Germany. The increase by almost half prompts a search for a route outside Russia.

The noteworthy greening of the Orlen logo is only a symbol of a larger change in the development strategy of this concern, which has confirmed in its strategic documents that it intends to loosen ties with fossil fuels regardless of the political turmoil in Poland – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

„Strengthening and integrating the Three Seas area would improve the geopolitical situation of the European Union. The Nordic, Baltic, Polish and Romanian states are most interested in creating a common deterrent force against Russia. This group is also devoid of collaborators willing to sell the sovereignty of their allies for oil or gas,” writes Izabela […]

Shell’s minority stake in the German refinery Schwedt will go to the Prax Group from the UK after talks on this issue with Poland’s Unimot. Earlier, Orlen had failed to take over the shares of the Russian Rosneft, which remains the majority shareholder of the plant.

Kommersant’s sources in Russia have accused Poland of blocking the growth of supplies of oil classified as „from Kazakhstan” through Russia and the Friendship Oil Pipeline to Germany’s Schwedt refinery. Based on the agreements Germany can import to the tune of 100,000 tons per month, but the Russians would like to send more. They avoid […]

A dispute between Russian companies over oil pollution, which impacted Poland as well as other countries, has been closed by a court in Moscow due to the possibility of Russian losses. Polish companies still have not received compensation from the Russians.

„Even though the methane compromise can be considered bittersweet, it nevertheless is a step in the right direction, an attempt at reconciling the limitations on methane emissions generated by the EU’s energy industry with acknowledging the needs of industry and the job market,” writes Jadwiga Wiśniewska MEP for BiznesAlert.pl.

An expert claims that the G7 decision to reduce the maximum price of oil from Russia may cause a financial crisis and a regime change. Poles, along with the Baltic states, are in favor of the reduction. At the same time oil is getting cheaper despite the restrictions.

The Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan said that it was talking about increasing oil supplies to Germany via Russia to 2 million tons per year. The use of the Friendship Oil Pipeline is controversial, and the talks are coordinated with the Russians.

Journalists from several German news outlets have determined that the oil imported from Kazakhstan, which may in fact come from Russia, received preferential treatment at the German border. Apparently it is not being tested, which speeds up the customs control. Meanwhile, the Customs Service admits that such a procedure may be used to circumvent sanctions.